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Dr. Priyavart Thareja is working as a Professor in the Rayat & Bahra Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chandigarh, India. He is a Metallurgical Teacher/ Engineer, alive to Societal Dimensions which are depicted in Priyavrat’s work, projects undertaken, creative endeavors including Poems. His Area of Expertise includes multiple disciplines like Education, Teaching, Humanity Skills, Engineering, Management, Environment Study etc. He is the Author of many Books, Articles/Thoughts, Prayers, Quotations etc; and recipient of many Grants and Awards.

Dr. M K Khurana is Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering) at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad. Dr. Khurana graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Patiala in 1982 and joined Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd Naini Allahabad. He earned PGDBA from Allahabad University in 1988. After working for more than 14 years he switched to Academics and joined MNNIT Allahabad as lecturer. He did his M.E (CAD/CAM) in 2001 and Ph D degree in area of Supply Chain Management in 2010.Dr Khurana is presently working as Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering) at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad. Dr Khurana has more than 30 years of industrial as well as academics experience. He has published more than 20 research papers in International and National journals. He has guided more than 20 M Tech thesis.

Dr. N. Sitaram is a Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1983. Then he worked as a faculty member at IIT Madras for thirty years. He has thirty years of experience in the field of Fluid Mechanics of Turbomachines. His Area of Expertise includes: Computational and Experimental Fluid Mechanics of Turbomachines. He is the author of many papers, reports. He had supervised M. S. and Ph. D. theses of many research scholars and project work of many B. Tech., Dual Degree and M. Tech. students. He is an Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Prakash Joshi is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Maharashtra Institute of Technology at the University of Pune. He received his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University in 1967. Then worked as a Professor & Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Maharashtra Institute of Technology Institute for 30 Years. He is having 30 Years of Experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering. His Area of Expertise includes: Thermodynamics & IC Engines.
He is at present working on Railway Bio-toilet & convener of Loksankhya Niyantran Abhiyan a NGO at Pune.

Mr. Mantrala Kedar Mallik is an Asst. Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Nambur, A. P.
He has submitted his Ph.D. thesis in March 2015 in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
He is having 15 Years of Experience in the field of Automobile Engineering and his Area of Expertise includes: Additive Manufacturing and material characterization.